Friday, December98, 2016
Backpacks in the back of the room!
Today’s bellwork
:
1 –first read and write down each question
2 – circle your answer choice
1. Should the classroom color be red, white, or
blue?
2. What would be the best class cookie—Oreo,
chocolate chip, lemon cream?
Today we will…..
• Recognize the steps in amending the
Constitution
• Understand the difficulty of amending the
Constitution
The
th
5
Article in the
Constitution
• The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on
the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several
States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which,
in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part
of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three
fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths
thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be
proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which
may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the
Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its
Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Amendment Process chart
Review and Reflect
• Review the handout on the following slide
• Write down and answer the following
questions in your notebook
• 1. Why do you think Chief Justice John Marshall
said that the United States Constitution was written
―to endure for ages to come?
– 2. What are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution called?
– 3. Which part of the amendment process
prevented an amendment guaranteeing equal
rights for women from being ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution?
The Amendment Process
Adding a New Amendment to the United States Constitution is not an Easy
Task!
The United States Constitution was written "to endure for ages to come"
Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in the early 1800s. To ensure it would
last, the framers made it possible to amend the document in the future. Not
all proposed amendments are successful because the process is very
difficult. For example, in the 1980s, the required 2/3 of each house of
Congress voted to guarantee equal rights for women as an amendment to
the Constitution and only 35 of 38 state legislatures approved the
amendment. Therefore the amendment failed.
The Constitution has been amended only 27 times since it was drafted in
1787, including the first 10 amendments adopted four years later as the Bill
of Rights.
Not just any idea to improve America deserves an amendment. The idea
must be one of major impact affecting all Americans or securing rights of
citizens.